Archie Comics Releases LIFE WITH ARCHIE Magazine #36: DEATH OF ARCHIE

History is made as legendary comic book character Archie Andrews dies protecting his friend, Kevin Keller, from an assassin's bullet. The story the entire world has been discussing this week is finally a reality.

LIFE WITH ARCHIE magazine #36 - on sale in comic shops, digitally, bookstores, newsstands and ArchieComics.com - has already been met by a resounding wave of positive reviews, worldwide press attention and fan discussion. Archie Comics can now confirm that the issue is already sold out at the comic shop distributor level, and a second printing of the acclaimed and already bestselling issue has been fast-tracked by the publisher, with a new cover.

"Today, Archie dies a hero," said Archie Comics Publisher/Co-CEO Jon Goldwater yesterday. "This day will never come again. This is not a gimmick. This is not a stopgap for a year until we bring him back in LIFE WITH ARCHIE. While he will live on forever as a teenager in the digests and classic stories, his adventures in LIFE WITH ARCHIE end today, and we will remember his bravery, loyalty, friendship and pure heart. I've said this before - Archie represents the best in all of us, and this issue and next week's LIFE WITH ARCHIE #37 amplify and celebrate one of the greatest characters in pop culture history. We'd like to thank the fans, comic shop retailers and everyone who's supported us over the years for helping to make this story an instant hit - critically and sales-wise."

ABOUT ARCHIE COMICS:
Archie Comics is the leading mass market comic book publisher in the world and the home to a wide array of the most popular humor, action-adventure and superhero characters in entertainment, including Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, Reggie, Kevin Keller, Josie and the Pussycats, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Afterlife With Archie, The Fox, The New Crusaders, The Shield, Li'l Jinx and many more. Archie Comics have sold 2 billion comics worldwide and are published around the world in a number of languages. In addition to comics, Archie characters have been featured prominently in animation, television, film and music.